ParentsWorld June 2018

Fun with Words

Loanwords enrich the English language

Loanwords indicate that the English language is constantly evolving by absorbing and assimilating words and phrases from other cultures and languages – Roopa Banerjee

Are you going to a bungalow near the jungle wearing a khaki shirt carrying bangles bought from the bazaar?”
Are you aware that the sentence in English has a large number of […]

Careers Watch

Sparkling opportunities for jewellery designers

The rising demand for gems and jewellery products both nationally and internationally has given birth to a new generation of jewellery designers

In the world’s first jewellery design awards organised by the World Gold Council in 2000, five Indian designers made it into the ranks of the top 30 from among 1,000 global contestants. Consequently the […]

School Profile

Chirec International School, Hyderabad

Spread across three contemporary campuses in Hi-tech City — Hyderabad’s IT and financial hub — contiguous to the scenic Botanical Gardens, CHIREC (Children’s Recreation Centre) International School has earned a national reputation for providing 21st-century holistic education to its 3,354 students mentored by 357 highly-qualified teachers. Inspired and driven by the school’s motto — […]

Health & Nutrition

Sleep & Child Development

Children especially need to sleep well as several essential bodily restorative changes occur during slumber. Inadequate sleep can result in height challenged, obese, unhealthy children prone to frequent infections and poor academic performance

Adequate and restful sleep is critically important to physical and mental well-being. While sleep is the body’s time to recover from the day’s […]

Health & Nutrition

Mango delights

It’s the season of the King of Fruits and this is the best time to make a meal out of them by adding mangoes in starters, main courses and decadent desserts! Rashmi N writes about mango recipes

Their delectable taste apart, mangoes offer many health benefits. They are rich in antioxidants and help to fight colon, […]

Leisure & Travel

The unspoilt charm of Lahaul & Spiti

The deep valleys of Himachal’s Lahaul & Spiti district introduce visitors to the splendour and magnificence of the epic Himalayas long before they reach Ladakh. Despite the depredations of succeeding generations and dawn of the new era of mass tourism, these scenic valleys remain largely untouched by civilisation and commercialisation

In 1901 Rudyard Kipling’s famous character […]

Parents Corner

Promoting healthy food habits in children

PW invited parents of the Central India Public School, Nagpur to share their insights on promoting healthy food habits in children

“Just like me, I am sure every mother will have experienced frustration at the sight of a painstakingly packed tiffin box brought home untouched by their child on some pretext or the other. Therefore to […]

Cover Story

Ready, Set, Go for new School year

It’s the time of the year when the world’s largest school-going population — 250 million children — is getting ready to start or resume school. Therefore, parents across the country are gearing up to buy school books, uniforms, arrange tuition/co-curricular activities, and set routines. PW presents a detailed guide for parents to help start well […]

Early Childhood

Protect your child from digital eye strain

Excessive use of digital devices can cause ophthalmic problems ranging from eye strain to myopia, especially in younger children – Aruna Raghuram

Digital screen-based activities dominate the lives of 21st century children. Computers, smartphones, video games and television are taking precedence over playing outdoors, sleep and family time. Children who have barely completed toilet training are […]

Middle Years

Learning through drama

Drama and theatre education enhances cognitive understanding, creativity, confidence, communication, teamwork and linguistic capability among other vital life skills of children – Jayalakshmi Vaidyanathan

A class VII student, Lakshmi Sankar was struggling with grouping chemical elements in her chemistry class. Consequently, Lakshmi, who also attends an afterschool theatre club in Bangalore, decided to use her theatre […]

Ask Your Counselor

Why is my teen slacking in studies

My 14-year-old son, now in class IX, was very academically inclined and performed above average until class VII. Last year though, he became tardy and does only last-minute study, his average exam score has come down to 50 percent. Please advise. — Benetta Lobo, Bangalore

Adolescence is a period of intense physical and psychological change, a time […]

Ask the doctor

Fighting teenage acne

My 13-year-old son has severe acne. Even though he has oily skin, until recently he didn’t burst into pimples. Is the reason Chennai’s humidity or season change? Should I ask him to use anti-acne ointments or wait for his skin to clear up on its own? — Jayalakshmi K, Chennai

Acne is a common reaction to several […]

Activity Zone

The mother of all Martial Arts

Learning the ancient martial art of kalaripayattu, which integrates yoga, dance and combat techniques, can set your family on the path of life-long fitness and well-being – K.P. Malini

One of the oldest martial art forms in the world dating back to the 6th century, kalaripayattu is emerging in a new avatar as a popular fitness […]

Letter from Managing Editor

Letter from Managing Editor

Summer vacations are over, the monsoon is here and the new academic year is all set to commence. For 30 million middle class households across the country, June is a time of hectic activity as the world’s largest school-going population of 250 million children gets ready to begin the new academic year. It’s the time […]

Mailbox

Helpful advice

This summer has been very hot and dry in Delhi with temperatures crossing 40°C. Your health advisory on preventing heat strokes and heat-related ailments was very helpful and informative. Though we believe that by staying indoors in air-conditioned rooms we are safe, we forget that air-conditioning causes dry skin and dehydration. We also forget to […]

News Bytes

Milk & diabetes prevention

Obese children who consume two glasses of any type of cow’s milk daily have lower fasting insulin, indicating better blood sugar control and low risk for diabetes and metabolic syndrome, says a study released in May by the University of Texas Health Science Centre, USA. Children who drank less than a cup of milk each […]

Resources

3 collectibles for your childrens bookshelves

Indulekha S. recommends three recently released books, covering English literature, history and culinary skills, for your children’s bookshelves

I Cook by Shree Periakaruppan
Notion Press (2017)

This book is an excellent way to introduce children to cooking — an important life skill. It features recipes in three categories: drinks, main course and desserts. Authored by Shree Periakaruppan, an […]